Re: 'Portrait of Tracy' by Jaco

Oliver Sampson <olsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes really. Put the tip of your index finger right on the string at
the second fret, and reach out that little finger until it can't reach
no more. Do keep in mind that Jaco had huge hands.

For those of us with more ordinary hands...

I usually play false harmonics using my right hand thumb to stop the
harmonic and my middle finger to pluck the note. This has the advantage
that left hand technique doesn't change, and more harmonics are possible
in any given left hand position. It also has the disadvantage that I
probably can't strike the strings quite so hard, and there are fewer
positional clues over there by the pickups.

I always thought this was the way Jaco did them, but of course we now
have 'YouTube' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25DXcFg1TFo

--- Derek

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Derek Tearne - derek@xxxxxxxxx
Many Hands - Trans Cultural Music from Aotearoa/New Zealand
http://www.manyhands.co.nz/

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